Ever wonder how to say “user-friendly” or “bandwidth” in Old English? Well, here’s a glossary of Anglo-Saxon computer terms. (via J-Walk Blog)

Fans of intentionally bad writing, the 2004 Bulwer-Lytton awards were given out yesterday, when it was neither dark nor stormy (nor night, for that matter). And the winner is a National Spelling Bee contestant from long ago, at that– glad to see a fellow Websterian getting some recognition…

More ridiculous spamonyms… all I can say is that these guys really need to get a better name generator:

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From: “Ira Qoarhfi” <encumbercst@bfiltness.freeserve.co.uk>
To: “Sal Qhexlulc” <designs@zone38.net>

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From: “Job Sgecj” <beakwta@cybergenerations.com>
To: “Amelia Ipaqcipr” <designs@zone38.net>

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To: “Bel Nkpiffau” <designs@zone38.net>

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From: “Mortimer Eulpw” <blatantga@casetrakker.com>
To: “Lesley Ibloe” <designs@zone38.net>

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::chuckles:: From the latest Onion:

University Implicated In Checks-For-Degrees Scheme

Sad thing is, this is pretty much the truth, too!

One of the most… bizarre… news headlines I’ve seen in a good while: Girlfriend ‘hit with alligator’.

And no, that’s not a typo:

A man in the US state of Florida was arrested after he allegedly used his pet alligator to hit his girlfriend.

David Havenner, 41, faces misdemeanour charges of battery and possession of an alligator, said the authorities.

Girlfriend Nancy Monico claimed he beat her with his fists and then grabbed the alligator and swung it at her as she tried to escape, said officials.

I just… have no words. And besides, anything I could say would be overshadowed by the utter weirdness of the event itself…

(found via Blogdex)

An interesting linguistic blog I stumbled across yesterday, which other Aspies might enjoy: Literal Minded.

Typos of Doom Illustrated: some amusing illustrations of typos found in RPG manuals.

Here’s a gallery of puppies and kittens from the Land of the Rising Sun. How cute… (via Presurfer)

Yes, this is actually how I received the messsage; it was sent with a MIME type of text/plain, thus ensuring that I saw the raw source code…

And yes, I know I’m obsessing a lot over spam lately… I just think things like this demonstrate how bad a method of marketing spam really is. Heh.

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Some really cool optical illusions. (via del.icio.us)